Curtain-hanger.



No. 738,519. PATENTED JULY 14, 1903.

L. E. TRAX.

& Y CURTAIN HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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NrTE STATES Patented July 14, 1903.

Fries.

ATENT CURTAlN-rHANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 733,519, dated July 14, 1903.

Application filed January 9, 1903 Serial No. 138,410. (No model.) i

To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUCY E. TRAX, a citizen of the United States, residing at Uniontown, in the county of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Curtain-Hanger, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices employed for hanging window-curtains, draperies, portieres, and the like, and has for its object to produce a suspension means simple in construction, easily and readily applied and operated, and which will permit the curtains or other articles supported thereby to be readily placed in position or removed without detaching any parts of the hanger and which is likewise adjustable to adapt it to curtains of different widths or to window or other openings of different widths; and the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter shown, and specified in the claims.

In the drawings illustrative of the invention, Figure 1 is a view of the invention applied. Fig. 2 is a perspective view, enlarged, of the supporting-bracket detached. Fig. 3 is a perspective view, enlarged, of one end of the supporting-rod.

The improved hanger may be employed for suspending curtains, hangings, portieres, or other draperies and may be connected to any size or form of window, doorway, or other opening and consists in a bracket 10, prefer: ably of sheet metal, of sufficient strength to withstand the strains to which it will be subjected and having one end bent at right angles and adapted to be secured to the window or door casing 11, as by screws 12, and terminating at the other endinavertical socket 13, formed by rolling the metal, as shown in Fig. 2. The body of the bracket is provided with openings 10 of varying sizes, adapted to support auxiliary rods when it is desired to use more than one setfor instance, when lace curtains and portieres are both used at a window.

The curtain-supporting rod consists of-a tubular section 14, having a vertical stud 15 at one end engaging the socket 13 and with an extension 16, preferably tubular, slidably disposed relative to the section 14: or telescoping therein, as shown, to provide forlengthening the rod to adapt it to curtains of difierent widths.

Generallytwo sets of the brackets and rods will be employed, one upon each side of the window, with the rods turned inwardly and the extensions 16 adjusted until their adjacent ends meet, so that no break or interval occurs between the two sections of the curtain. As both sets of brackets and rods are precisely alike, one only is shown for illustration.

By this simple arrangement curtains or draperies maybe suspended over window or doorway openings of any width and the rods adjusted to fit the width of opening, and thus readily adapt the hanging to the locality where employed.

The device may be constructed very cheaply and will be easily applied, as the only labor required is to fasten the brackets 10 in position by screws or nails, and this can be done by any person without previous skill. The supports may be very quickly changed from place to place when required and may be of any size to adapt them to fit any sized curtain or other hanging and maybe of any suitable material and plated or otherwise ornamented, as desired.

The parts may be of any ornamental or fanciful design to suit the taste O[ 'l.l0 conform to the other furnishings of the house.

The rod 14 16 will thus be supported in swinging relations relative to the window or door casing and may be swung around at right angles thereto when the curtains are to be attached or detached, so that no part of the supporting means need be disconnected in putting up or taking down the curtains. If desired, the rods may be disconnected by lifting the studs 15 from the sockets l3 and engaged with the curtain and the rod, with the curtain attached,replaced in position relative to the bracket.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. A curtain-hanger comprising a bracket formed from a single piece of sheet metal hay ing one end bent at right angles and provided with perforations to receive fastening devices and the other end rolled to form a vertical socket, and a horizontal extensible rod havhaving an integral vertical stud engaging ing an integral vertical stud of smaller diamsaid socket. eter than the rod for engaging said socket. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as I 2. A curtain-hanger comprising a bracket my own I have hereto afiixed my signature in formed from a single piece of sheet metal havthe presence of two witnesses.

ing one end bent at right angles and provided T with perforations to receive fastening devices LUCY TEAL and the other end rolled to form a vertical Witnesses:

socket and having openings of varying sizes P. E. SHEPPARD,

:0 in the body thereof, and an extensible rod E. S. SHOWALTER. 

